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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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